KADZANAIA v. GEORGIA

Published on 11 October 2021 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 27178/21Aza KADZANAIAagainst Georgialodged on 19 May 2021communicated on 22 September 2021SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the length of the criminal proceedings which the applicant joined as a civil party based on the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1998 (no longer in force) to claim damages in relation to a robbery. The proceedings were initiated on 19 November 1998 and ended with the acquittal of the individual charged with the applicant’s robbery on 21 January 2021.Relying on Article 6 of the Convention, taken separately and in conjunction with Article 13, the applicant complains about the length of the relevant proceedings and the absence of an effective domestic remedy in that respect.QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES1.  Is Article 6 § 1 of the Convention applicable under its civil head (see Nicolae Virgiliu Tănase v. …